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stambha

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A pillar or column.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • J. E. van Lohuizen-de Leew, "Two Notes on Mathura Sculpture", in: Jean Ph. Vogel (ed.), India antiqua (1947), p. 235. "the relief on the stambha shows us that the large bowls were placed on pediments"

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History

Etymology

Loan of Sanskrit स्तम्भ (stambha), from the root स्तम्भ् (stambh) or स्तभ् (stabh), which is connected to the root स्कम्भ् (skambh) seen in स्कम्भ (skambha).